Cabinet mounted hood assembly



March 12, 1968 J. E. STALKER 3,372,632

CABINET MOUNTED HOOD ASSEMBLY Filed June 6, 1966 1%; FIG. 4 I I3 25 INVENTOR JAMES E. STALKER ATTORNEY United States Patent Otlice 3,372,632 Patented Mar. 12, 1968 3,372,632 CABINET MOUNTED HOOD ASSEMBLY James E. Stalker, Richardson, Tex., assignor to Home Metal Products Company, Plano, Tex., a corporation of Texas Filed June 6, 1966, Ser. No. 555,447 6 Claims. (Cl. 98-115) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A kitchen hood which is attached underneath a cabinet by a bracket secured to the front of the cabinet bottom and by a malleable tab secured to the back of the cabinet bottom. Slots in the hood are received by a diverging reces in the bracket and receive a portion of the tab which is then bent to provide a secure attachment.

This invention relates to a hood assembly and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a ventilating hood and means for mounting the hood to the bottom of a cabinet or the like.

Many homes are no provided with ventilation hoods which serve to elminate cooking fumes and odors. These hoods are usually positioned above cooking elements in a kitchen by securing them to the bottom of a cabinet located over the cooking elements. Such hoods are conventionally fastened or secured to the bottom of a cabinet by screws or bolts placed through the hood and into the cabinet. Usually, due to the limited space available, the workman securing the hood to a cabinet is placed in 'an awkward position which renders the installation (lilfiCUli. Also, the hood must commonly be supported against the bottom of av cabinet while being secured to the cabinet which further renders the installation diflicult.

The present invention provides a hood assembly comprising a ventilating hood and means for mounting the same which greatly facilitates the installation of the assembly saving both time and money.

The invention may be generally described as a hood assembly for attachment to the exposed bottom of a cabinet which includes a hood having a top adapted to approximately abut the bottom of the cabinet. The top of the hood is provided with at least one longitudinal slot near the front and at least one aperture near the back. The means for attaching the hood takes the form of a bracket securable to the bottom of the cabinet near the front and a relatively malleable tab securable to the bottom of the cabinet near the back. The bracket is provided with a leg which depends from the bottom of the cabinet and a diverging slot which opens toward the front of the cabinet. The tab is also provided with a portion that depends from the bottom of the cabinet so that the slot in the hood may be slipped into the recess on the depending leg of the bracket and the aperture in the hood placed over the tab near the back of the cabinet. The tab can then be bent over the aperture to secure the hood in proximate abutting relationship with the cabinet. To be more specific, reference is made to the drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the invention;

FIGURE 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the embodiment illustrated in FIGURE 4 during attachment of the hood;

FIGURE 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIGURES 1 and 2 in attached position; and

FIGURE 4 is an elevational view of one embodiment of a bracket used in the FIGURES 1-3 embodiment.

Many homes are provided with a wall-mounted cabinet 1 which passes over a cooking range (not illustrated). Fumes generated by cooking on the range will accumulate on the surfaces of the cabinet 1 and surrounding structure unless means are provided for passing the fumes through a purifying device. Such purifying devices usually take the form of a hood mounted above the range. Various type hoods are available and. they usually include a fan for drawing the fumes into the hood. Filters are mounted in the hood for removing the undesirable constituents and exhausting relatively clean air.

In FIGURE 1, a hood 2 from which the conventional fan and filter mechanisms have been omitted for illustrative purposes, includes a top 3 which is adapted to be positioned in proximate abutment with the bottom 4 of cabinet 1. Bottom 4 of cabinet 1 has a depending lip 5 to the front of which are secured L-shaped brackets 6. Brackets 6 have first legs 7 which are secured to lip 5 by screws or the like which may be passed through apertures provided in legs 7. Brackets 6 include second legs 9 which depend from the bottom 4 of cabinet 1. Each of the legs 9 is provided with a diverging recess 11 which opens to the front of cabinet 1 and is defined by a top lip 12 which is generally horizontal and a bottom lip 13 which forms an acute angle with the top lip 12.

Near the rear of cabinet 1, tabs 14 are secured to lip 5. Tabs 14 include first legs 15 which are secured by screws 16 to lip 5, and second legs 17 which depend from bottom 4.

The front of top 3 of hood 2 is provided with longitudinal slots 18 of aprpoxirnately the same length as the front-to-back dimension of legs 9 on brackets 6. The rear of top 3 of hood 2 is provided with apertures 19, the diameter of each of which is sufficient to accommodate leg 17 of one of the tabs 14. As illustrated by dotted lines 21 and 22, slots 18 and apertures 19 are so positioned on top 3 that they are in approximate registering alignment with brackets 6 and tabs 14.

To install hood 2 proximate the bottom 4 of cabinet 1, the brackets 6 and tabs 14 are secured to cabinet 1, as illustrated in FIGURE 1. Hood 2 is then lifted to position it proximate to bottom 4, and after tilting hood 2, as illustrated in FIGURE 2, slots 18 are slipped into recesses 11 by placing slots 18 over lips 13, as illustrated in FIGURE 2, and the rear of the hood 2 is then elevated to pass apertures 19 over legs 17 of tabs 14, as illustrated by the dotted line 23 in FIGURE 2. Tabs 14, which are formed of a relatively malleable metal or the like, are then bent over apertures 19 by striking with a hammer or the like to secure hood 2 in proximate abutting relationship with the bottom 4 of cabinet 1, as illustrated in FIGURE 2.

While the brackets 6 and tabs 14 are in approximate registering alignment with slots 18 and apertures 19, the distance between the leading edges 24 of slots 18 and the centers of apertures 19 is less than the distance between the tips 25 of brackets 6 and tabs 14, as illustrated in FIGURE 3. Thus, upon being mounted, as illustrated in FIGURE 3, hood 2 will be supported along its front edge by engagement of leading edges 24 of slots 18 with lips 13 of brackets 6, and at the rear of hood 2 by the bent legs 17 of tabs 14.

While the illustrated brackets 6 and tabs 14 are L- shaped and are fastened to a lip 5, which forms a part of bottom 4 of cabinet 1, they may assume different forms and be directly attached to the bottom panel 25 of cabinet 1, if desired. Also while two brackets and tabs are illustrated and described, one or more may be employed.

While rather specific terms have been used to describe one embodiment of the invention, they are not intended, nor should they be construed, as limitations upon the invention as defined by the claims.

What is claimed is:

1. Means for mounting a hood having slots therein to the exposed bottom of a wall-mounted cabinet, which comprises:

(a) an L-shaped bracket having a first leg securable to the bottom of the cabinet near the front thereof and further having a second leg for depending from the bottom of the cabinet, the second leg of the bracket being provided with a diverging recess which opens toward the front of the cabinet, and

(b) a relatively malleable L-shaped tab having a first leg securable to the bottom of said cabinet near the back thereof and having a second leg for depending from the bottom of said cabinet, said bracket and said tab being spaced apart when secured to said cabinet such that when said diverging recess in said bracket receives one of said slots in said hood said second leg of said tab extends through another of said slots in said hood to permit securing of said hood to said cabinet by bending of said tab.

2. The means of claim 1 wherein the recess in the second leg of the bracket is defined by a relatively horizontal top lip and a bottom lip which forms an acute angletherewit'h.

3. A hood assembly for attachment to the exposed bottom of a cabinet, comprising:

(a) a hood having a top adapted to proximately abut the bottom of a cabinet, the top having a longitudinal slot near the front thereof and an aperture near the rear thereof; and

(b) means for attaching said hood to said cabinet, which means include a bracket securable to the bottom of said cabinet near the front thereof and provided with a leg which depends from the bottom of the cabinet, the leg having a diverging slot defined by top and bottom lips which open toward the front of the cabinet, and a relatively malleable tab securable to the bottom of said cabinet, and provided with portions depending therefrom, the bracket and tab being positionable on the bottom of said cabinet so that said slot is said hood may he slipped over the bottom lip on said bracket and said tab may be received through the aperture near the rear of the top of said hood and bent over the aperture.

4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein said bottom lip on said bracket leg is inclined relative to the horizontal.

5. Means for suspending a hood relative to a cabinet in proximate abutting relationship, comprising:

(a) a bracket securable to the cabinet and provided with a leg which depends from the bottom thereof, the leg having a diverging slot defined by top and bottom lips; and

(b) a relativelymalleable tab including a first portion securable to the cabinet and provided with a second portion that depends from the bottom thereof the bracket and tab being positionable on the cabinet so that a slot provided in the hood may he slipped over the bottom lip on said bracket and said tab may be received through an aperture in said hood and bent over the aperture.

6. The means of claim 5 wherein the bottom lip of said bracket is inclined relative to the horizontal.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,023,517 12/1935 Creager et a1.

2,117,233 5/1938 Clark 248-201 X 2,750,867 6/1956 Meyer 98-115 2,839,987 6/1958 Pryne 98--115 3,125,869 3/1964 Winton 98 -115 X- ROBERT A. OLEARY, Primary Examiner.

M. A. ANTONAKAS, Assistant Examiner. 

